The game was tied 2-2 in the eighth when the Cubs erupted for five runs, ignited when Alfonso Soriano and Dioner Navarro got aboard with one out against Matt Thornton (0-3) and Valbuena sent them both home with a double into the left-center field gap.

Dave Sappelt (4-for-5, two RBI) later added a run-scoring hit and Cody Ramson capped the uprising with a two-run single as the Cubs sent 10 men to the plate during the frame.

Soriano finished 3-for-4 with a solo homer and four runs scored as the Cubs took the make-up contest of a rained-out May 28 game.

Matt Garza (5-1) racked up his fourth win in four starts, stifling the White Sox on two runs (one earned) on five hits over seven innings.

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